Biography
Penelope Ruth Mortimer (née Fletcher; 19 September 1918 – 19 October 1999) was a Welsh-born English journalist, biographer, and novelist. Her semi-autobiographical novel The Pumpkin Eater (1962) was made into a 1964 film of the same name. It starred Anne Bancroft, who was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance as Jo Armitage, a character based on Mortimer herself. Queen Elizabeth: A Portrait of the Queen Mother (1986), revised edition 1995 subtitled An Alternative Portrait of Her Life And Times
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Known ForWriting
GenderFemale
Birthday1918-09-19
Deathday1999-10-19 (81 years old)
Birth PlaceRhyl, United Kingdom
RelationshipsJohn Mortimer (1949-01-01 - 1971-01-01)
ChildrenCaroline Mortimer, Jeremy Mortimer
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
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